Posts tagged RoyOrbison
Barbara Orbison Dead: Roy Orbison's Widow Dies on Anniversary of His Death
Barbara Orbison, the former wife and manager of Roy Orbison, passed away Dec. 6 on the 23rd anniversary of the 'Only the Lonely' singer's death. ... Read More »
Chris Isaak on Roy Orbison, 'Three Hooker' Dive Bars and Packing a Straight Razor
Chris Isaak talks to Spinner about 'Beyond the Sun,' and recalls jamming with Roy Orbison and Carl Perkins, who he covers on the new disc. ... Read More »
Roy Orbison's Widow Recalls His Love of Music, Style and Film on His 75th Birthday
Roy Orbison's widow Barbara looks back on her husband's career on what would have been his 75th birthday. ... Read More »
Fistful of Mercy, 'Father's Son' -- Song Premiere
This past February, singer-songwriters Ben Harper and Joseph Arthur met up with the son-of-a-Beatle, Dhani Harrison, in an L.A. studio for a three-day recording marathon. ... Read More »
Elton John Plans Covers Album
Although Elton John has recorded the music of others -- most notably the Who's 'Pinball Wizard' -- ... Read More »
Antony and the Johnsons Publishing Art Book With New Album
Antony Hegarty of Antony and the Johnsons has a knack for drawing in an audience with his slow-tempo ... Read More »
Traveling Wilburys' Jeff Lynne Discusses New Book, Rules Out Reunion
For Jeff Lynne, one of the remaining survivors of '80s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys, releasing ... Read More »
Ringo Starr Honored With Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
The famed Capitol Records building at the corner of Hollywood and Vine has frequently been at the ... Read More »
Roy Orbison Gets Garage-Punk Tribute CD, Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
It's nice to see the folks at Hollywood Walk of Fame headquarters finally getting their act in gear ... Read More »
Ringo Starr Answers Fan Questions, Performs at L.A. Grammy Museum
Warning: If you go to Ringo Starr's Los Angeles home for a cup of tea, prepare to end up on his ... Read More »
Roy Orbison to Get Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
It seems like this should have happened a long time ago, but on Jan. 29, rock 'n' roll icon Roy ... Read More »
75 Reasons We (Still) Love Elvis -- Part Two
50. '50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong' 49. The American Eagle cape 48. Reportedly offered ... Read More »
Billy Burnette Undergoes Quintuple Bypass Surgery
Country-rockabilly singer-songwriter and guitarist Billy Burnette underwent quintuple-bypass surgery ... Read More »
Aaron Schroeder, Elvis Songwriter, Dies at 83
Aaron Schroeder, a music publisher, producer and prolific songwriter with more than 2,000 writing ... Read More »
Documentary Tracks the 'Birth of Rock and Roll'
Sometimes it's easy to think that rock and roll sprouted overnight, that people like Elvis started ... Read More »
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert Features Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel
When the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary shows were announced earlier this summer, even ... Read More »



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